Gifu chōchin are traditional Japanese lanterns handmade from slender bamboo ribs covered with washi paper. Caviezel visited Ozeki & Co in Gifu (established 1891) to select white Gosho chōchin for her lantern collaborations. Created during her 2024 Atelier Flex residency in Japan, Caviezel travelled to three locations in Japan for intensive tutorials with four artisan experts who use Kusaki-zome (organic, natural dyes) with various techniques. Each Gifu chōchin was transformed by Caviezel using brush dye or dip-dyed techniques. Caviezel collaborated with: Takeshi Nakajima (Kyoto), Hikizome painted dye technique Kei Kato (Yamagata-shi Gifu), Kakishibu (fermented persimmon) dye, Kakishibu-zome technique Watanabe Somemono, Gujo Hachiman Dyehouse, (Gifu) Chiharu Ohgomori, Takarajima Dyeing Factory (Fukuoka, Kyushu) Aizome (fermented indigo) dye, Danzome technique

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@Takeshi Nakajima (Kyoto), Hikizome pull-dye technique

@Takeshi Nakajima (Kyoto), Hikizome pull-dye technique

@Takeshi Nakajima (Kyoto), Hikizome pull-dye technique



@Takeshi Nakajima (Kyoto), Hikizome pull-dye technique

@Takeshi Nakajima (Kyoto), Hikizome pull-dye technique

Kei Kato (Yamagata-shi Gifu)
Kakishibu (fermented persimmon) dye, Kakishibu-zome technique

Kei Kato (Yamagata-shi Gifu)
Kakishibu (fermented persimmon) dye, Kakishibu-zome technique

Kei Kato (Yamagata-shi Gifu)
Kakishibu (fermented persimmon) dye, Kakishibu-zome technique

Chiharu Ohgomori, Takarajima Dyeing Factory (Fukuoka, Kyushu)
Aizome (fermented indigo) dye, Danzome technique

Aizome (fermented indigo) dye, Danzome technique
Aizome (fermented indigo) dye, Danzome technique

Chiharu Ohgomori, Takarajima Dyeing Factory (Fukuoka, Kyushu)
Aizome (fermented indigo) dye, Danzome technique

Watanabe Somemono, Gujo Hachiman Dyehouse, (Gifu)
Tsutsugaki resist dye technique

Watanabe Somemono, Gujo Hachiman Dyehouse, (Gifu)
Tsutsugaki resist dye technique